Effective date: The provisions of this final rule with comment period are effective on January 1, 2016, except the definition of “ownership or investment interest” in § 411.362(a), which has an effective date of January 1, 2017. Comment date: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on December 29, 2015. (See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this final rule with comment period for a list of provisions open for comment.)

42 CFR Parts 405, 410, 411, 414, 425, and 495

Summary

This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute.

This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.

Effective date: The provisions of this final rule with comment period are effective on January 1, 2016, except the definition of “ownership or investment interest” in § 411.362(a), which has an effective date of January 1, 2017. Comment date: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on December 29, 2015. (See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this final rule with comment period for a list of provisions open for comment.)

42 CFR Parts 405, 410, 411, 414, 425, and 495

Summary

This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute.

The comment period for the October 1, 2015 RFI (80 FR 59102) is extended to November 17, 2015. To be assured consideration, written or electronic comments on the October 1, 2015 RFI must be received at one of the addresses provided below no later than November 17, 2015.

42 CFR Part 414

Summary

This document extends the comment period for the October 1, 2015 document entitled “Request for Information Regarding Implementation of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, Promotion of Alternative Payment Models, and Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models” (80 FR 59102, referred to in this document as “the October 1 RFI”). The comment period for the October 1 RFI, which would have ended on November 2, 2015, is extended for an additional 15 days. This document also advises the public and stakeholders of CMS priorities for the information sought in the October 1 RFI, and suggests that commenters may choose to focus their attention and comments accordingly.